[6] Loyola's main campus is in Baltimore and features Collegiate Gothic architecture and a pedestrian bridge across Charles Street.

Campus groups include the Association of Latin American & Spanish students (ALAS) and the Greyhound college newspaper.

Today, the college's list of graduate programs has grown to include psychology, modern studies, pastoral counseling, computer science, and software engineering.

The Executive Committee of the college's Board of Trustees announced on August 20, 2008 its decision to change the institution's name to Loyola University Maryland.

[10] Its request was approved on March 25, 2009 by the Maryland Higher Education Commission, with the change officially taking effect five months later on August 19.

[11] The Reverend Brian F. Linnane, SJ, the university's president, stated that the "college" designation no longer fit the school and that its comprehensive array of academic fields, some with graduate programs, was better reflected in its new name.

[12] The Society of Jesus, and therefore Loyola University Maryland, operate according to the mandate Ad maiorem Dei gloriam (AMDG), directing their ends toward that which brings forth the "greater glory of God."

This cornerstone of the Jesuit philosophy functions to remind students that their education is meant to be applied toward the betterment of humanity and God's worship, in particular.

A broad base of knowledge, supported by a strong liberal arts core, prepares Jesuit students to undertake the goal of AMDG.

[13] Loyola's endowment's primary financial objective is to provide funds for the current and future support of the university's operations and programs.

The campaign, which concluded in May 2018, added over $54 million to the University's endowment, created 115 new scholarships, increased the funding of 55 existing scholarships, enhanced athletic facilities, and strengthened Loyola's academic experience, including programs in peace and justice studies, global studies, and Messina, an interdisciplinary living-learning experience for first-year students The campaign also supported the mission and ministry of the University through investment in the local community and Loyola's York Road Initiative.

With the 2009 name designation change, President Linnane announced The School of Education's opening, which was to be led by Peter C. Murrell, Jr. as the first dean.

The admission office has now begun a four-year pilot program that does not require standardized test scores, deeming them optional.

The Loyola Clinical Centers have located just a short drive from the college's main campus, in Belvedere Square.

The Clinical Centers offer individuals in the community a broad range of services addressing educational, language, and psychological issues.

Formally dedicated on September 15, 1952, the chapel features Gothic architectural influences with large stained-glass windows and a long, narrow nave situated along the east-west axis.

In 1921, Loyola's Jesuits purchased the Garretts' Evergreen property and gradually moved the college from its location on Calvert Street.

The Donnelly Science Center was originally designed by J. Prentiss Browne, a prominent Baltimore architect, and built-in 1978.

The Mangione Aquatic Center features an eight-lane, 25-yard (23 m) swim course; a shallow lane, and diving well as an on-deck sauna and hot tub.

The Loyola Notre Dame Library, located between the two schools, and features a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) interior; interactive study and instructional spaces; an exhibition area and curatorial space for special collections; expanded stack areas for humanities print collection; a café fully wired for voice, data, and video; five high-tech seminar rooms; digital studio for collaborative student and faculty projects; a media center with 96-seat auditorium; and a 24-seat, fully wired bibliographic classroom.

The largest annually held event is called Relay For Life, which is a nationwide fundraising program for cancer research.

The Our Daily Bread Employment Center offers a meal, literacy training, general education, finding a job, and substance abuse recovery assistance.

[citation needed] During Spring Break, some activities that occur include Spring Break Outreach, Encounter El Salvador, a program in which students live with a rural family in El Salvador for a week, and Experience: Baltimore, which occurs in late August and involves introducing students to the various neighborhoods and the socioeconomic issues facing Baltimore, through various activities including service and conversations with the people.

[44] The school's mascot is a Greyhound, and field sports are played at the Ridley Athletic Complex, located a few minutes from the Evergreen Campus on Cold Spring Lane.

Loyola's men's and women's lacrosse teams are particularly noteworthy as both have appeared in numerous NCAA tournaments and are highly ranked most years.

Katie Hoff, an Olympic medal winner, coached swimming at Loyola and attended classes at the school before leaving Baltimore to live in Fullerton, California.

[49] Loyola Maryland's basketball team, under the leadership of Tavaras Hardy and the on-court presence of Santi Aldama, led them to the Patriot League Championship game after finishing 9th in the regular season.

They also beat top-ranked Navy led by Ed Dechellis in their first game, who was at the time undefeated in the Patriot League that season.

Loyola's Men's and Women's Rugby Teams have achieved national rankings operating under a unique model where both men's and women's teams share resources including Sean Lugano Memorial Field, an air dome facility suitable for all-weather play.

Notable Loyola alumni include: Mark Bowden, 1999 National Book Award finalist for Black Hawk Down; Tom Clancy, best-selling author of the Jack Ryan series of novels; Michael D. Griffin, former Administrator (highest-ranked official) of NASA; Harry Markopolos, financial investigator who sounded alarm about the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme; Jim McKay, former 12-time Emmy-Award-winning host of ABC's Wide World of Sports; Jerry Parr, former Special Agent in Charge Head of the White House Detail for the US Secret Service; Santi Aldama, member of the Memphis Grizzlies, and Herbert O'Conor, 51st Governor of Maryland.